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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 4h

Before the predictable “electoral politics will not save us” folks roll up let me just say “NEGRO we know!! Can we just have A MINUTE we
been drowning in musty Cheeto dust for MONTHS! JESUS GIVE US A SECOND to be happy!!!!

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 4h

This whole political moment has been depressing and disheartening on a soul level. Like we been on this planet as humans hundreds of years and these fools are the best yall could come up with? It’s embarrassing. I’ll take any win no matter how small!

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 5h

And out of the foolishness and mess, a moment of magic and hope arises. ❤️‍🔥

This is not just a win for NYC, it’s a win for progressive work everywhere!!!!

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 17d

I hope that is true! Everyone is just spinning stories!

Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 17d

Please send prayers up for Brandy. I am in Chicago at the concert and it ended abruptly after Monica came out In tears asking us to lift brandy up. People were leaving in shock. Nothing confirmed but some are saying she passed out. They didn’t even finish the show

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 20d

My neighbors have filled the Little Free Libraries with whistles so we can warn each other about ICE. Chicago is not afraid.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20d

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
PPA

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 19d

These are some strange ass times.

That’s it.

That’s all I got.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 26d

Last but not least- everything is not about winning or losing. Ask instead; what is the opportunity to listen& release here? What am I defending against in myself from having to feel? The way to heal the pain is to feel it. The only way is through. All the projections are just distractions.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 26d

Boundaries are sometimes a blessing that keep us from hitting our heads against brick walls. Trying to force alignment keeps us feeding a lie.

If u are craving a fight with someone- make sure it’s these systems & not ur comrades. Pushing pain out to whoever is closest to us is killing community.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 26d

Know this: some folks will not be able to see themselves. You may not be able to see yourself. This is why pulling in community is critical. But when the evidence is clear know and accept when things are misaligned—-and know it is never a reflection of your worth.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 26d

Does this story sound like one I have told before? Is it a trauma narrative I believe and is rooted in this moment or is it being projected onto this moment?

Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 26d

A lot of the lack of self reflexivity people are experiencing now is rooted the overwhelm we all are living in. Take time to pause, breath, consult God, consult ancestors, consult elders before u make any decision fam. Consult the people who will hold u responsible. That’s how we will get thru.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 26d

Some questions to consider:
Am I considering the context and history of my actions?
Am I telling the full story? If it is black and white its likely missing the grey. Am I trying to honor the energy of misalignment or fight for power or control? Do I want to be right or do I want to be honest?

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 26d

Everyone I am speaking to is dealing with more folks who are struggling with self accountability and discernment. It’s directly linked to the energy of the moment and the hyper vigilance we all are experiencing with the powers that be.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 29d

I wish you a healing so deep, you can never ever be held hostage by your own delusions.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 29d

Sometimes saying the “No” is necessary.

But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 29d

I wish you a love that never lets your survival strategies excuse you from accountability; nor allows your misperceptions to poison your own vision of your self.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 29d

Sometimes we have to say “no”. Even when the no hurts. Even when we care about people and wish it could be a yes. Even when the no will lead to false perceptions & half stories. When the elders, the ancestors & the outsiders have been consulted; when the evidence is clear. No is the way forward.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 29d

Grief, insecurity and unexamined and triggered wounds— will take every experience you have ever had; and contort them to fit a story —anchored in a narrative where the problem is everybody else, and never ever your own behaviors and choices.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 29d

There are few things more difficult than having to make a boundary when the behaviors of people you care about are creating hostility and chaos from their trauma responses and survival strategies.

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · 29d

There are few things more difficult than having to make a boundary when the behaviors of people you care about are out of dignity.

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Soren 🌱 they/them @sorenable.bsky.social · Sep 24

“An old tape ran”, very helpful phrase for un-learning shame. 📼

@yoloakili.bsky.social @drdoylesays.bsky.social

Yolo Akili
@YoloAkili
Sometimes I wake up & have to remind myself: "There is nothing wrong with me. I have patterns to unlearn, new behaviors to embody & wounds to heal. But there is nothing wrong with the core of me & who l am. I am unlearning generations of harm and remembering love. It takes time."

Dr. Glenn Doyle
@DrDoyleSays
Unexpected things hit us right in the shame bone. We'll be having a decent day, and something will creep up on us, and suddenly we're feeling utterly inadequate.
Easy does it. You got triggered and an old tape ran. That's all.
Breathe, and talk yourself through it.
5:51 PM - 3/12/21 • Twitter for iPhone

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · Sep 1

ATL! Black Masculinity Reimagined Leadership Institute is coming September 14th!

Join us for an integenerational space with Black men and masculine folks focused on healing beyond patriarchy and much more. Great food and gifts will be given.🙏🏾

www.eventbrite.com/e/black-masc...

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Yolo Akili Robinson @yoloakili.bsky.social · Aug 16

To support our AltaDena/Pasadena community, BEAM’s monthly Healing circle will now relocate to Pasadena. Hot food, healing strategies and community care held by us. If you know folks in need of space, share with them and join us next week. 🙏🏾
www.eventbrite.com/e/heart-spac... #HealingCircles

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